16 March 2018
The Maternity team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have been named the best in the country by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
At a special awards ceremony held in London on Tuesday 6 March, the team were named ‘The Kellogg’s All-Bran Midwifery Service of the year’ in recognition of the care they provide to mums and babies.
They were given their special trophy at the ceremony by Good Morning Britain’s news anchor Charlotte Hawkins.
UHCW were joint winners of the top award, along with NHS Lanarkshire in Scotland.
Staff at UHCW offer a full range of maternity services, including Antenatal clinics, community midwifery and home birthing service, the midwife-led Lucina Birth Centre, a consultant-led Labour Ward, and a Neonatal Unit.
The team was also shortlisted for another award at the ceremony; the Slimming World Award for Best Partnership Working. This was for their work on the A-EQUIP partnership between the Trust and colleagues in Coventry University, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust to train and develop midwives.
Claire Price, Deputy Head of Midwifery at UHCW NHS Trust said:
“I’m so proud of all the team for winning this award. It recognises the hard work of all the staff who work in our Maternity service to help women and their families to have the best birth experience possible.”
Gill Walton Chief Executive and General Secretary at the RCM said; “The level of entries for this award category was so high this year and it’s excellent to see maternity services delivering exceptional care and support to women and their families. The midwives and maternity support workers from UHCW should be an inspiration to us all.
“The service that they are delivering is evidence based, innovative and driven by the needs of local women. The team have also demonstrated an excellent ability to engage with national policy and have strong local partnership to engage with and support the community. I congratulate all the team and wish them continued success.”
The judges of the award said of the team that: “The RCM has observed and seen first hand strong midwifery leadership and commitment of the whole maternity team at UHCW. The midwives are determined to provide safe and high quality care and continuously improve services for local women and their families.”
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There are over 30 blood test service locations in and around Coventry. Most clinics have appointments to book in advance online. Click on the map for details of the clinic most convenient for you.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
You can also download a leaflet at this link.
We strongly advise all patients use our new online appointment system before attending for a blood test to avoid any disappointment. The new service helps patients, their carers and family members to plan their hospital visit better, helping to reduce clinic waiting times and enabling patients to be seen much more quickly.
Walk-in appointments remain available dependent on availability, however you may have to wait for the next available appointment time. Please note that walk-in patients will be given an approximate time slot and this may vary.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
Patients from Rugby and the surrounding areas are able to access the Friends Blood Taking Unit at the Hospital of St Cross.
Referrals for blood tests can be from GP's, practice nurses or from hospital consultants. Patients are also able to leave other samples, such as urine, which have been collected at home, at the hospital's Pathology Reception.
Location: Near Brookfield House, just off North Road - map here. Opening hours: The blood taking clinic sessions for adults and children are listed below:
Monday -Friday 7am-8am Appointment only
Monday – Friday 8am-4.45pm *Appointments and walk-in available
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Appointment only
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Appointments only
* While we offer a walk in service, we highly recommend booking an appointment to save patients from waiting. If all walk in slots are filled, we may need to ask patients to attend again on another day, or to book online for another site.
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
Address: Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FS Location: Access is via the main doors, the Phlebotomy team are in Area A. Opening hours: Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). 8am–4.45pm - Based on demand we are only able to see a set amount of patients per day so, once we have filled all allocated slots we can no longer accept walk-ins. This may mean you will need to revisit the site to have your blood test on another occasion or book online for another site.
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Specialist Tests - There are a small number of specialist tests where blood needs to be taken on a hospital site as the sample must be transferred to the laboratory rapidly for the test to be undertaken. Click here for a list of these specialist tests and to find out more.